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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Venice company finds new niche in SarasotaGrapevine communications donates new Web site to G.WIZ PETCO to open its first Sarasota storeSarasota ad group changes its name

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 26, 2010
Land bankers on the prowl

A few brave land bankers are scouting for residential-development sites in Lee and Collier counties, suggesting homebuilders may not be too far behind.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 1, 2010
Wellness on call

40 UNDER 40 WINNER: Sabrina Corazza, 30, Naples

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 18, 2011
What a Deal

A trio of entrepreneurs in Naples launched BlocDeals a year ago as a local alternative to Groupon, the successful daily deal website. Their pitch: The money stays here.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 28, 2020
Benderson executes $218 million land deal in Dallas

Manatee County developer calls ground lease under new headquarters "a great asset."

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2020
Builder moves forward with green, clean developments

The Met and The Epic will be the first communities to implement Pearl Homes’ “Live & Build Healthy” program developed in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes, Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney, Williams Parker |
  • July 2, 2019
Planning for the Next Hurricane: During and After a Storm

Planning for the Next Hurricane: During and After a Storm

  • Williams Parker
Sponsored Content
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 29, 2018
Sarasota County tract has lone bidder

Investment banker L. Ron Gray from New York plans to develop a five-star hotel on a current Sarasota County parking lot at 20 N. Washington Blvd. in a deal brokered by Steve HOrn of Ian Black Real Estate and John Harshman of Harshman & Co. Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2016
Personal training

Personalized medicine based on genetic makeup is coming, and one institute plans to train the health care workforce of the future.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 22, 2024
Cable giant invests $22M in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch projects

Cable giant Comcast has completed a three-year, $22 million infrastructure upgrade project in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jennifer M. Fowler |
  • July 5, 2024
A Primer on Employee Pay and Inclement Weather

Is your business ready for hurricane season?

  • Industry Insights
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 30, 2024
Florida preserves 28,000 acres, including land slated for 1,900 homes

The purchase of tens of thousands of acres protects natural lands and links existing conservation areas, the state says.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 9, 2026
Hillsborough County delivers $24M to USF mixed-use project

Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously to give the university money from its Community Investment Tax

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 24, 2026
White Castle, Sarasota company to deploy 1K burger kiosks across US

Automated Retail Technologies is rolling out its ready-to-eat meal kiosks filled with items from the popular burger chain.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 28, 2026
Renovated Venice warehouse complex sells for $8 million

The seller put $1 million into renovating the industrial space off Seaboard Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2025
RV dealership to lay off 76, shutter Tampa headquarters

Lazydays made the job announcement along with announcing a Jacksonville firm has signed a letter of intent to acquire most of the firm's assets for $30 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 16, 2025
Sarasota Little League treasurer charged with theft of more than $200,000

The Sarasota league president tells investigators that vendors first reported debts in July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Drive to Succeed

From poor beginnings to pouring concrete, Bill Manfull has come a long - and prosperous - way in a colorful life. Says Manfull: "I'm just a simple working guy who happened to make a lot of money."

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 31, 2023
Sarasota buffet crowned best in the US

Der Dutchman Restaurant has been in the area since 1985.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 18, 2023
Report: Tampa is the most expensive city in Florida, Sarasota not far behind

According to a study, Tampa's leisure and transportation costs were its undoing.

  • Florida
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